What was in my back yard?

[KDX]

I live on the edge of town and these tracks showed up after the cold spell we had. They go into the ditch and then out of town. I'm guessing a fox and coyote. I put my foot print next to them for a size reference. I wear a 10.5 shoe.

 

[pharaoh2]

The big ones look like a big dog. I thought a coyote at first but they look too large. I can't see any claws on the small ones so I'll guess a cat.

 

[tiina]

There are faint claw marks and cat prints are rounder. My guess is also fox and maybe coyote or brush wolf. Dogs usually don't have their tracks neatly in a row. I'm comparing the tracks to my cats and dogs.

 

[H4831]

Coyote and pussy cat.
Obviously, not at same time, or pussy cat tracks would disappear fast!

 

[KDX]

The smaller tracks are a couple of days older.

 

[sjemac]

Big ones are dog. The little ones are likely fox. The dog is going at a lope from the brief look of the track grouping I can see while the fox is trotting, placing one paw into the track of the other.

 

[daveg01]

Chupacabra?

 

[tjsudbury]

Big ones are dog. The little ones are likely fox. The dog is going at a lope from the brief look of the track grouping I can see while the fox is trotting, placing one paw into the track of the other.

We have a winner!

 

[Arctic Blaser]

We have a winner!

Bang on. 2 dog species.

Cats don't show claws when walking as they are retracted. There is one exception to this I seem to remember, but not in North America.

One large dog, one small dog.

 

[KDX]

Any guess on the species as there aren't any 'pets' that roam around in the wee hours of the night? Actually I haven't seen any domesticated dogs roaming free around here.

 

[NWO]

AB -cheetah is the only cat that has claws out full time...

 

[pharaoh2]

Any guess on the species as there aren't any 'pets' that roam around in the wee hours of the night? Actually I haven't seen any domesticated dogs roaming free around here.

Where's here?

 

[dumbdawg]

Where's here?

over there where did you think

 

[KDX]

South East of Prince Albert Saskatchewan. There have been Cougar and Wolf sightings in the area and we do have the Coyotes and Foxes around here (which I will try to thin out in the near future).

 

[sms0000]

Snatchsquatch??? Wampus??? I think they have an open season on them .

 

[Waterfowler]

Timber wolf and coyote.

 

[joe-nwt]

They're just sugar coating it so you won't have trouble sleeping tonight, KDX.

The big one's are werewolf tracks!

 

[KDX]

Lock and Load.

 

[maka]

There are faint claw marks and cat prints are rounder. My guess is also fox and maybe coyote or brush wolf. Dogs usually don't have their tracks neatly in a row. I'm comparing the tracks to my cats and dogs.

What is a brush wolf? I try and tell my inlaws there is no such thing but they disagree.

 

[sjemac]

What is a brush wolf? I try and tell my inlaws there is no such thing but they disagree.

A big coyote.

Those tracks are way too big for a coyote, even an eastern one -- and too small for a wolf. A dog on a lope makes tracks exactly like that.